Spring-lock ear-ring



(No Model.) Q P. R. BASSETT.

SPRING LOCK EAR RING.

Patented Oct. 4,1881.

ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED R. BAssErT, 0F PAW PA'W, MICHIGAN.

SPRING-LOCK EAR-RING.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 247,873, dated October 4, 1881.

- Applicationfiled Ju1y7, 1881.. on; model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED R. BASSETT, of Paw Paw, in the county'of Van Buren and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Spring-Lock Ear-Bin gs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention consists of hinging the hook to the pendant and providing a spring for holding the hook open or closed, the hook being formed with square faces at the pivot forthe impingement of one end of the spring.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a rear elevation of an ear-pendant having my improved hook attached; and Fig. 2 is a section of the same, taken on the linea: or of Fig. 1. Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

To the back of the pend'antAis secured the perforated arms or posts a a, to and between which the hook B is hinged. The book is formed with the hub 11, which hub is formed with the square faces 0 0, against which the spring cl impinges for holding the hook open or closed, as desired. The spring at is preferably flat and of U form, and placed between the arms or posts a a, as shown clearlyin Fig. 2. When the hookis open, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the end of the spring willpress' position shown in full lines for fastening the ring to the ear Besides this greatconvenience in attaching, fastening, and removing the ring from the ear, it will be understood that economy' is gained, in that less gold Wire is required for the hook, no eye is needed for fastening the end of the hook, and that the hook is not liable to be broken, as the Wire of the hook does not have to be bent every time the ring is inserted and removed from the ear, as is the case with the old style of books.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent The combination, with the pendant A and hinged hook B, having square faces 0 c on its hub, of the spring d, made in U form, and arranged to bear on one of said faces to hold the hook either open or closed, as described.

FRED R. BASSETT.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. LE SUER, I. J AT GUMINGs. 

